大闸蟹

Traditional form:

大閘蟹

Pinyin (reading):

dàzháxiè

Definitions:

• Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis); Shanghai hairy crab

Characters:

• 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
• 闸 - sluice, floodgate, canal lock
• 蟹 - crab, brachyura

Traditional characters:

• 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
• 閘 - sluice, floodgate, canal lock
• 蟹 - crab, brachyura